Read the Full Transcript of TIME’s Interview With Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez

Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez sat down with TIME for an interview at Miraflores Palace in Caracas on June 16.Rodríguez discussed the U.S. raid that captured her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro; her relationship with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Venezuela's economic future; and the prospects for a socialist autocracy to transition toward democracy.Below is the transcript of Rodriguez’s interview with TIME Senior Political Correspondent Eric Cortellessa, lightly edited for clarity: TIME: We're in a transitional moment, perhaps a transformational moment. How would you describe your vision for Venezuela, post-Maduro? Rodríguez: I prefer not to label political moments. January 3 marked a turning point for Venezuela. Personally, I felt it was a time of great change. The first thing to change was the political landscape. We needed to seek a new Venezuela, to correct the mistakes of the past so we could move forward into the future. I believe that is the main focus: to drive economic transformation to address the most pressing needs of the Venezuelan people. So all this political and economic change, which seeks to meet socioeconomic needs, is paving...